commonage
Americannoun
-
the joint use of anything, especially a pasture.
-
the state of being held in common.
-
something that is so held, as land.
noun
-
law
-
the use of something, esp a pasture, in common with others
-
the right to such use
-
-
the state of being held in common
-
something held in common, such as land
-
another word for commonalty
Etymology
Origin of commonage
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The estate of Asbies contained fifty acres of arable land, six of meadow, and a right of commonage.
From Biographical Essays by De Quincey, Thomas
The rights of men are liberty and an equal participation in the commonage of nature.”
From The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources by MacDonald, Daniel J.
Sheep had fallen heavily in value; our flock could not be realized without incurring a ruinous loss, so it was kept for a time on the town commonage.
From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
His pony was only grazing on the town commonage hard by; he could have him brought in less than half an hour.
From A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance by Mitford, Bertram
He grazed on the town commonage; besides grass, he never got anything to eat but an occasional handful of mealies.
From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
